Location
The Laguna Phuket Golf Club lies in the prestigious Laguna
compound, which also houses many of the island's top resorts and
up-market homes. It's just a few minutes by car from the island's
popular western beaches. Click
here to see the location map
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Formerly the Banyan Tree Golf Club, Laguna has had a facelift
and a name change. All the greens have been rebuilt and reshaped,
the once-flat fairways now roll and dip, strategic hazards have
been added and more mature trees enhance the woodlands setting.
Rapid improvements have seen the course rated in surveys among
the top 10 courses in Thailand. British tournament pro Nick Faldo
is said to have been most complimentary about the course, which
he played while on vacation on Phuket.
Facilities
Tables and chairs under umbrellas spill out by the ornamental
pond beyond the elegant Thai-style pavilion clubhouse. Inside
there are first-class locker rooms, a five-star cafe and pro teaching
facilities that now include state-of-the-art video analysis. Laguna
also boasts a full length driving range, putting greens, practice
bunkers and chipping areas, along with some tennis courts.
Accommodation
Laguna Phuket Golf Club is part of Laguna Phuket Resort, Asia’s
first integrated resort, offering five-star hotels, shopping,
activities and world class spas.
Laguna Phuket’s nearby luxury hotels: Dusit
Laguna Resort, Sheraton
Grande Laguna Phuket, Laguna
Beach Resort, Allamanda
Phuket and Banyan
Tree Phuket.
On the course
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With some dramatic changes, water now comes into play on 14 holes.
While Laguna has been upgraded, the course is not too daunting
for someone who just wants to play resort-style golf. It's relatively
easily walking, although the prospect of introducing a fleet of
golf carts is being considered. There are about 395 members and
209 caddies. Several new kiosks have been added and a modern electric
beverage cart patrols the course dispensing drinks and cold towels.
Top holes
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Hole 9
At 373 yards, is a fairly short par four. Negotiating the dogleg
left opens up the spectacle of an island green, set in an ornamental
pool in front of the clubhouse. The rolling fairway provides uphill
and downhill lies, just to make the shot home that little bit
more challenging.
Hole 17
A daunting par five at 612 yards, first snakes left, then right.
Water curls across the fairway then returns to cut the turf a
second time. Mounds around the target zone for the drive morph
into fairway bunkers to await stray second shots, and a triangular
green adds to the jigsaw of shapes.
Transport
The club provides transportation for Laguna Phuket guests.
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